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Various insects feeding on thistle flowers. Notice the huge eyes of the hoverfly.

In contrast, these black beetles are tiny.

A bumblebee bends its body to extract the maximum amount of nectar.

The chestnut tree miner is a moth whose larvae burrow in chestnut trees causing the brown discolouration seen here. The infestation is spreading and now well established in the West Midlands.

A honey bee gathering nectar.

Comma feeding. The ragged trailing edges of the wings are part of the species’ camouflage.

As we get well into summer, wasps begin to get more numerous.

This butterfly was resting and displaying itself to deter possible rivals.